Lesson 3 — Countries & Nationalities (A1 Beginner)
Lesson Goal

By the end of this lesson students can:

* Say where they are from
* Ask where someone is from
* Name countries in German
* Use basic nationalities
Countries & Nationalities

Subtitle:

Learn how to tell people where you are from

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Slide 2 — Important Question

Woher kommst du?

Meaning:

Where are you from?

Pronunciation:

VO-hair komst doo?

Use with friends and classmates.

Formal Question

Woher kommen Sie?

Meaning:

Where are you from? (Formal)

Pronunciation:

VO-hair KOM-men zee?

Use:

* Teachers
* Employers
* Strangers
Am From…

Ich komme aus …

Meaning:

I come from…

Example:

Ich komme aus Pakistan.

Ich komme aus der Schweiz.

Pronunciation:

Ikh KOM-me owss

Countries
German English
Deutschland. Germany
Schweiz. Switzerland
Österreich. Austria
Pakistan. Pakistan
Indien. India

Speaking Practice

Say aloud:

Ich komme aus Pakistan.

Ich komme aus Deutschland.

Ich komme aus der Schweiz.

Woher kommst du?

Repeat 3 times.

Homework

Practice Today

✓ Memorize 10 countries

✓ Introduce yourself

✓ Ask 3 people where they are from

✓ Read country names aloud

Lesson 2 — Numbers & Introductions (A1 Beginner)

Lesson Goal

By the end of this lesson students can:

* Count from 1 to 10
* Say their name
* Ask someone’s name
* Introduce themselves

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Title

German Lesson 2

Numbers & Introductions

Subtitle:

Learn to count and introduce yourself in German
Numbers 1–5
German. English
Eins. One
Zwei. Two
Drei. Three
Vier. Four
Fünf. Five

Pronunciation:

* Eins = ayns
* Zwei = tsvy
* Drei = dry
* Vier = feer
* Fünf = fewnf

Numbers 6–10

German. English
Sechs. Six
Sieben. Seven
Acht. Eight
Neun. Nine
Zehn. Ten

Pronunciation:

* Sechs = zeks
* Sieben = zee-ben
* Acht = akht
* Neun = noyn
* Zehn = tsayn

What’s Your Name?

Wie heißen Sie?

Meaning:

What is your name? (Formal)

Pronunciation:

Vee HY-sen zee?

Informal Version

Wie heißt du?

Meaning:

What’s your name?

Pronunciation:

Vee hysst doo?
Use with:

* friends
* classmates
* children
My Name Is…

Ich heiße …

Meaning:

My name is…

Example:

Ich heiße Ahmed.

Ich heiße Sara.

Pronunciation:

Ikh HY-suh
Nice To Meet You

Freut mich

Meaning:

Nice to meet you

Pronunciation:

Froyt mikh

Mini Conversation

Person A:

Hallo!

Person B:

Hallo!

Person A:

Wie heißt du?

Mini Conversation

Person A:

Hallo!

Person B:

Hallo!

Person A:

Wie heißt du?

Person B:

Ich heiße Anna.

Person A:

Freut mich!

Person B:

Freut mich auch!

Translation:

Hello!

What’s your name?

My name is Anna.

Nice to meet you!

Nice to meet you too!

Homework

Practice Today

✓ Count 1–10

✓ Introduce yourself

✓ Ask 3 people their names

✓ Memorize numbers

Lesson 1 — German Greetings (A1 Beginner)

Learn German — Lesson 1

Greetings & Introductions
Speak your first German words today

Why Greetings Matter
Greetings are the first thing you use every day:
* meeting people
* shopping
* work
* school
* transport

Germans value polite greeting
Hallo
Pronunciation:

HAH-loh
Hallo, wie geht’s?
Hello, how are you?

Guten Morgen
Guten Morgen

= Good Morning

Pronunciation:

GOO-ten MOR-gen

Use:

* before noon

Example:

Guten Morgen, Anna.

Guten Tag

Guten Tag

= Good Day

Pronunciation:

GOO-ten TAHK

Use:

* formal greeting
* offices
* shops
* strangers

Guten Abend

Guten Abend

= Good Evening

Pronunciation:

GOO-ten AH-bent

Use:

* evening time

Example:

Guten Abend, Herr Müller.
Tschüss

Tschüss

= Bye

Pronunciation:

CHOOS

Example:

Tschüss! Bis morgen.

Translation:

Bye! See you tomorrow.

Speaking Practice

Say aloud:

1. Hallo
2. Guten Morgen
3. Guten Abend
4. Tschüss

Tip:

Repeat 3 times for better pronunciation.